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Saudi-led coalition says Yemen truce ends Saturday

Posted January 02, 2016 6:00 am

The Associated Press

SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Saudi Arabia's state-run news agency says the international coalition it leads against Shiite rebels in Yemen has officially ended a truce.

The truce technically came into effect on Dec. 15, 2015 as a mutual show of good faith during peace negotiations taking place in Switzerland.

But the truce never truly took hold on the ground in Yemen, with both sides ignoring it. The United Nations said on Dec. 20 there were "numerous violations" of the cease-fire agreement from the very start.

Yemen's conflict pits the internationally recognized government backed by a Saudi-led, U.S.-supported coalition against the rebels, known as Houthis, who are allied with a former president. Local affiliates of al-Qaida and the Islamic State group have exploited Yemen's chaos to grab land and exercise influence.

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